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Car manufacturers occasionally dip a toe into the world of two wheels. It’s usually in the form of an expensive bicycle designed to be strapped to the back of a giant SUV, and bought by middle-aged businessmen.

But that hasn’t stopped petrolhead designers from daydreaming about radical motorcycles bearing lustworthy badges. So for this week’s Top 5, we’re taking a sideways look at five concept motorcycles that wear the logo of a high-end carmaker.

First up is Porsche, with a very strange concept indeed.

Porsche Design Alternative Motorrad Konzept Porsche is well known for helping Harley-Davidson on the engineering front, notably with the VR1000 racer and the Revolution engine that debuted in the V-Rod. Less well known is this 1978 concept motorcycle based on a Yamaha SR500. As with most carmaker-derived concepts, it’s high on style and low on practicality—those enclosed wheels would never work, for starters. The Vintagent has the full story, along with the best description of the rider’s attire: “a Ghillie Suit appropriate for a Mardi-gras hunting party.”

Amir Glinik’s ‘Ferrari motorycle’ If Ferrari made a motorcycle, what would it look like? Designer Amir Glinik decided to find out, and released an amazing set of 3D computer renderings. Five years ago the images took the interwebs by storm, proving that Maranello and motorcycles are an intoxicating (if unauthorized) mix. These days, Glinik still operates in the virtual world—but sticks to beautifully detailed computer models of vintage Harley-Davidsons.

Lamborghini Design Straddling the borderline between concept and reality is this French project from the mid-1980s. In those days, the Mimran brothers owned Lamborghini, and Patrick Mimran commissioned Boxer Design and frame specialist Claude Fior to create a bona-fide Lamborghini motorcycle. It had an aluminum frame and a Kawasaki engine, and depending on whom you ask, between five and forty were built.

Lotus C-01 The name and logo are familiar, but the background to the Lotus motorcycle is murky. Today, Lotus is owned by the Malaysian car company Proton, which has licensed the naming rights to a German auto racing team, Kodewa. Interest in the Daniel Simon-designed power cruiser has been extraordinary, and we’re told that there are road-going prototypes running with a 200bhp version of the KTM RC8 engine.

The price is projected to be around $137,000—no doubt due to the plentiful use of titanium and carbon fiber—but the Lotus website is vague on a release date, simply saying, “We have received thousands of sales enquiries. We will respond to each enquiry as soon as we can, but in the meantime, thank you for your patience and continued support.”

Let’s hope this is one concept motorcycle that makes it into reality. [Lotus Motorcycles]

Lauge Jensen ‘Viking’ The Danish company Lauge Jensen makes improbably expensive motorcycles that will never, ever grace the pages of Bike EXIF. This concept is a step in the right direction though, and comes from car designer Henrik Fisker—best known for the Aston Martin DB9 and the ill-fated Fisker Karma electric sports sedan. It’s a sterling example of classic cruiser design, and powered by a Harley-derived S&S V-twin pushing out 100bhp. The Viking will top 130 mph but also meets the impending Euro IV emissions regulations. The price will be around $50,000—and I’m betting there will be no shortage of buyers.

Expect to see this particular concept motorcycle go into small-scale production soon.

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http://www.bikeexif.com/amir-glinik-ferrari-motorcycle#commentsMon, 09 Feb 2009 18:30:35 +0000http://www.bikeexif.com/?p=921There’s been a ‘Ferrari motorcycle’ before, but the story was only moderately interesting. This, however, is in another league: it’s the brainchild of a ridiculously talented 3D computer designer called Amir Glinik. And it’s just perfect.

Unfortunately, it seems that Ferrari S.p.A. didn’t see it that way. The images have disappeared from Glinik’s web page, replaced by a disclaimer: This project has not been authorized neither sponsored by Ferrari and any past use of the trademark was not authorized and for this reason was stopped. Please accept my apologies.

If you want to see more images of the Ferrari motorcycle, just do this Google search.